Poland vs Portugal: Birth rate
Poland
8.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal
8.31 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Poland rank
207th
Portugal rank
204th
Birth rate over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.31 births per 1,000 people against 8.2 births per 1,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 207th and Portugal ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.57 births per 1,000 people | 24.12 births per 1,000 people | 4.45 births per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 18.28 births per 1,000 people | 23.39 births per 1,000 people | 5.11 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 18.53 births per 1,000 people | 19.31 births per 1,000 people | 0.7802 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 17.9 births per 1,000 people | 13.67 births per 1,000 people | 4.23 births per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 12.04 births per 1,000 people | 11.24 births per 1,000 people | 0.8019 births per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 9.88 births per 1,000 people | 10.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.5057 births per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 10.28 births per 1,000 people | 8.44 births per 1,000 people | 1.83 births per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 8.63 births per 1,000 people | 7.98 births per 1,000 people | 0.6425 births per 1,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Poland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.31 births per 1,000 people against 8.2 births per 1,000 people in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Poland and Portugal?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for birth rate?
- Poland ranks 207th and Portugal ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.